Update Via Cf Card - Siemens SIMOTION D410 Series Commissioning Manual

Maintenance and service
5.4 Performing a firmware and project update
● Backing up configuration data for modular machines in conjunction with the
● Backing up unit data (data saved on the CompactFlash Card using _saveUnitDataSet
5.4.5.2

Update via CF card

Procedure
The following procedure describes how to perform the upgrade:
1. Switch off the power supply to the D410.
2. Remove the CompactFlash Card from SIMOTION D410 and insert it into the
3. Open Windows Explorer. The CompactFlash Card must be visible as removable data
4. If necessary, back up the licenses, retain data, and user data on the CompactFlash Card
5. Delete all the data from the CompactFlash Card.
6. Unzip the firmware file to the CompactFlash Card using a ZIP file utility such as WinZip.
7. Copy the data saved in step 4 back to the appropriate folder structure on the
8. Remove the CompactFlash Card from the CompactFlash Card adaptor of your
9. Insert the CF card into the D410.
10. Switch on power to the D410. The new firmware is loaded from the CompactFlash Card
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_activateConfiguration system function, stored in the following directory:
– install\simotion
/_exportUnitDataSet), stored in the following directory:
– user\simotion\user dir\<unitname>
Note
When a version is changed, you must use the "Back up variables" function to back up
data saved using _saveUnitDataSet or _exportUnitDataSet in a way that is not
dependent on the version. You then have the option of restoring them using "Restore
variables".
When performing an upgrade with a firmware version that is ≥ V4.1, these two
functions are only required for backing up and restoring unit data sets that have been
created using _saveUnitDataSet .
Retain and unit data (saved with _exportUnitDataSet ) remain valid even after a
version upgrade.
CompactFlash Card adaptor of your PC.
volume Windows Explorer under an arbitrary drive letter.
to your PC (refer to Backup of the CF card data (Page 188)).
Always maintain the file structure when setting up the unpacking tool.
CompactFlash Card.
programming device / PC.
to the SIMOTION D410 module.
SIMOTION D410
Commissioning Manual, 02/2012